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{{Short description|UK charity of the BBC}}
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{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| show_name = BBC Children in Need
| alt_name = BBC Children in Need
| image = BBC Children in Need.svg
| image = BBC Children in Need 2022.svg
| genre = Charity [[telethon]]
| caption = Children in Need logo (2007–present)
| genre = Charity [[telethon]]
| creator = [[BBC Studios]]
| presenter = {{plainlist|
| presenter = [[Terry Wogan]]<br>[[Tess Daly]]<br>[[Alesha Dixon]]<br>[[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br>[[Marvin Humes]]<br>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br>[[Graham Norton]]<br>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br>[[Matt Edmondson]]<br>[[Rob Beckett]]
| narrated = [[Alan Dedicoat]]
* Sir [[Terry Wogan]]
* [[Sue Lawley]]
| country = United Kingdom
* [[Sue Cook]]
| language = English
* [[Gaby Roslin]]
| location = [[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] (1980–2012)<br>[[Elstree Studios|BBC Elstree Centre]] (2013–)
* [[Gloria Hunniford]]
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
* [[Esther Rantzen]]
| runtime = Various
* [[Joanna Lumley]]
| network = [[BBC One]]<br>[[BBC Two]]
* [[Andi Peters]]
* [[Chris Moyles]]
* [[Tess Daly]]
* [[Alesha Dixon]]
* [[Fearne Cotton]]
* '''[[Rochelle Humes]]'''
* [[Marvin Humes]]
* [[Greg James]]
* '''[[Ade Adepitan]]'''
* [[Graham Norton]]
* '''[[Mel Giedroyc]]'''
* [[Matt Edmondson]]
* [[Rob Beckett]]
* [[Tom Allen (comedian)|Tom Allen]]
* [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]
* '''[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]'''
* [[Stephen Mangan]]
* [[Jason Manford]]
* '''[[Lenny Rush]]'''
* '''[[Vernon Kay]]'''
}}
| narrated = [[Alan Dedicoat]]
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| location = {{plainlist|
* [[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] (1980–2012)
* [[BBC Elstree Centre]] (2013–20)
* [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10 studios]] (2021–)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dock10.co.uk/about/news/bbcs-children-in-need-and-comic-reliefs-red-nose-day-set-to-broadcast-live-from-dock10-studios/ |title=BBC's Children in Need and Comic Relief's Red Nose Day set to broadcast live from dock10 studios |publisher=[[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10]] |accessdate=20 September 2021}}</ref>
}}
| camera = [[Multiple-camera setup|Multi-camera]]
| runtime = 5 mins – 7 hours
| company = [[BBC Television]]<br>[[BBC Studios]] Entertainment Productions
| network = [[BBC One]]<br>[[BBC Two]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|1980|11|21|df=yes}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1980|11|21|df=yes}}
| last_aired = present
| last_aired = present
| related = [[Comic Relief]] <small>(since 1988)</small><br>[[Sport Relief]] <small>(since 2002)</small>
| related = [[Comic Relief]] (1988–present)<br>[[Sport Relief]] (2002–2020)
| website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey
}}
}}
'''''BBC Children in Need''''' (also promoted as '''''{{lang|cy|Plant Mewn Angen}}''''' in Wales<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cymru/gwybodaeth/safle/elusennau/pages/pma.shtml|title=BBC – Nations – Wales – Elusennau|publisher=|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>) is the [[BBC]]'s UK [[Charitable organization|charity]]. Since 1980 it has raised over £950&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Children in Need - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5ShlK3DH4J6XyLMXXTw355h/frequently-asked-questions-faq |website=BBC |accessdate=8 June 2018}}</ref> for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK.


'''''BBC Children in Need''''' is the [[BBC]]'s UK [[Charitable organization|charity]] for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. Between 1980 and 2023, it has raised over £1 billion for them.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Children in Need – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/about-us/faqs/ |website=BBC |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>
One of the highlights is an annual [[telethon]], held in November and televised on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC Two]] from 7:30&nbsp;pm until 2:30 am. "Pudsey Bear" is BBC Children in Need's mascot, whilst [[Sir Terry Wogan]] was its long-standing host for 35 years. A prominent annual event in [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British culture]], Children in Need is one of three high profile British telethons. It is the only charity belonging to the BBC, the other telethons being [[Red Nose Day]] and [[Sport Relief]], both supporting the [[Comic Relief]].


An annual [[telethon]] is held in November and televised on [[BBC One]] and [[BBC Two]]. [[#Pudsey Bear|Pudsey Bear]] has been BBC Children in Need's mascot since 1985, whilst Sir [[Terry Wogan]] was its long-standing host for 35 years. A prominent annual event in British television, ''Children in Need'' is one of two high-profile British telethons. It is the only charity belonging to the BBC, the other telethon being [[Red Nose Day]], supporting [[Comic Relief]].
Following the temporary closure of [[BBC Television Centre|Television Centre]], the telethon broadcasts take place at the [[BBC Elstree Centre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/children-in-need-presenter-lineup|title=BBC - Star-studded presenter line-up announced for BBC Children in Need 2017 - Media Centre|author=|date=|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref>


Following the closure of the [[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]], the telethon broadcasts took place at the [[BBC Elstree Centre]] from 2013 to 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/children-in-need-presenter-lineup|title=BBC – Star-studded presenter line-up announced for BBC Children in Need 2017 – Media Centre|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> The telethon previously lasted for up to 7 hours, but since 2020, it has been reduced to a 3-hour programme from 7pm until 10pm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - BBC Children in Need, 2022, Live Show |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001f8kb |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> In relation to the event having content designed for family viewing, the watershed is delayed until 11:30pm.
== History ==

In 2020, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the telethon was reduced to a singular programme with only four presenters: [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]], [[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]] and [[Stephen Mangan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/cin-2020#heading-appeal-night-highlights-|title=BBC – BBC Children in Need returns to BBC One on Friday 13 November at 7pm, live from BBC Elstree Studios – Media Centre|date=3 November 2020|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=5 November 2020}}</ref> As of November 2021, the annual telethon takes place at [[Dock10 (television facility)|Dock10]], [[MediaCityUK]] in Salford.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/1418513885938786304|title=The BBC's Children in Need appeal now took place in dock10 studios in Manchester, located on behalf of MediaCityUK, that will be a new home for Pudsey and its presenters.}}</ref> In October 2023, it was reported that, for the first time in ''Children in Need'' history, the BBC's 2023 appeal broadcast would have its first child co-presenter, with children's TV star and upcoming ''[[Doctor Who]]'' actor [[Lenny Rush]] taking on the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/bbcstudios/2023/lenny-rush-joins-bbc-children-in-need-presenting-line-up|title=BBC – Lenny Rush joins BBC Children in Need presenting line-up – Media Centre|date=18 October 2023|website=www.bbc.co.uk|access-date=9 November 2023}}</ref>

==History==
=== Earlier BBC appeals ===
=== Earlier BBC appeals ===
The BBC's first broadcast charity appeal took place in 1927, in the form of a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/history.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=17 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025155547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/history.shtml|archivedate=25 October 2009}}</ref> It raised about £1,342, which equates to about £69,950 by today's standards, and was donated to four children's charities.<ref name="About Us"/> The first televised appeal took place in 1955 and was called the ''[[Children's Hour]]'' Christmas Appeal, with the yellow [[glove puppet]] [[Sooty]] Bear and [[Harry Corbett]] fronting it. The Christmas Day Appeals continued on TV and radio until 1979.<ref name="About Us"/> During that time a total of £625,836 was raised. Terry Wogan first appeared during this five-minute appeal in 1978, and again in 1979.<ref name="About Us"/> Sometimes cartoon characters such as [[Peter Pan]] and [[Tom and Jerry]] were used.
The BBC's first broadcast charity appeal took place in 1927, in the form of a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=Our History|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/history.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091025155547/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/history.shtml|archive-date=25 October 2009}}</ref> It raised about £1,342, which was donated to four children's charities.<ref name="About Us"/>
The first televised appeal took place in 1955 and was called the ''[[Children's Hour]]'' Christmas Appeal, with the yellow [[glove puppet]] [[Sooty]] Bear and [[Harry Corbett]] fronting it. The Christmas Day Appeals continued on TV and radio until 1979.<ref name="About Us"/> During that time a total of £625,836 was raised. [[Terry Wogan]] first appeared during this five-minute appeal in 1978 and again in 1979.<ref name="About Us"/> Sometimes cartoon characters such as [[Peter Pan]] and [[Tom and Jerry]] were used.


=== BBC Children in Need ===
=== BBC Children in Need ===
[[File:BBC Television Centre.jpg|thumb|right|[[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] on the night of the 2008 telethon]]
[[File:BBC pudsey bear in sheffield children in need-2009.jpg|thumb|right|Pudsey Bear raising funds for BBC Children in Need 2009]]
[[File:BBC pudsey bear in sheffield children in need-2009.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Pudsey Bear raising funds for BBC Children in Need 2009]]


In 1980, the first Children in Need [[telethon]] was broadcast. It was a series of short segments linking the evening's programming instead of the usual continuity. It was devoted to raising money exclusively destined for charities working with children in the United Kingdom. The new format, presented by [[Terry Wogan]], [[Sue Lawley]] and [[Esther Rantzen]], saw a dramatic increase in public donations: £1&nbsp;million was raised that year. The format was developed throughout the 1980s to the point where the telethon segments grew longer and the regular programming diminished, eventually being dropped altogether from 1984 in favour of a single continuous programme. This format has grown in scope to incorporate further events broadcast on radio and online. As a regular presenter, Wogan had become firmly associated with the annual event, continuing to front it until 2014. This was because in the following year, he started to battle ill health from which he died in 2016.
In 1980, the first Children in Need [[telethon]] was broadcast.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=How to donate to Children in Need - everything you need to know |url=https://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/24723420.donate-bbc-children-need---need-know/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Dunmow Broadcast |language=en}}</ref> It was a series of short segments linking the evening's programming instead of the usual continuity. It was devoted to raising money exclusively destined for charities working with children in the United Kingdom. The new format, presented by [[Terry Wogan]], [[Sue Lawley]] and [[Esther Rantzen]], saw a dramatic increase in public donations: £1 million was raised that year.


The format was developed throughout the 1980s to the point where the telethon segments grew longer and the regular programming diminished, eventually being dropped altogether from 1984 in favour of a single continuous programme. This format has grown in scope to incorporate further events broadcast on radio and online. As a regular presenter, Wogan had become firmly associated with the annual event, continuing to front it until 2014. The following year, he started to endure ill health, from which he died in 2016.
In 1988, BBC Children in Need became a registered charity (number 802052) in England and Wales, followed by registration in Scotland (SC039557) in 2008.

In 1988, BBC Children in Need became a registered charity (number 802052) in England and Wales, followed by registration in Scotland (SC039557) in 2008. In 2020, it attended a Formula One Race with [[McLaren|Mclaren F1 Team]] to help support Children in Need in [[Turkey]].{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}

Since 2016, the chief executive is Simon Antrobus.

===Sponsorships===
[[Asda]] has been a part of the Children in Need charity. Other sponsorships include [[McDonald's]], [[One Stop]], [[Greggs]], [[Enterprise Rent-A-Car|Enterprise]], [[Welcome Break]] (which includes [[WHSmith]], [[Waitrose]], [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]], [[Burger King]], [[Pret a Manger]], [[Starbucks]] and [[Harry Ramsden's]]), and [[Cineworld]] additionally joined the Children in Need charity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cineworld UK kickstarts February with a brand new digital and customer-facing fundraising campaign to support Variety |url=https://www.variety.org.uk/news-item/cineworld-uk-kick-starts-february-with-a-brand-new-digital-and-customer-facing-fundraising-campaign-to-support-variety/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=Variety, the Children's Charity |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year Award==
==Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year Award==
An award called the Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year has been presented since 2016 to someone who has gone above and beyond to help raise money for Children in Need. The award was set up by Terry's family and was presented by Terry's son, Mark, at the [[Children in Need 2016|2016]] telethon in memory of the late [[Sir Terry Wogan]]. [[Joanna Lumley]] awarded it to Ellie and Abbie Holloway during the 2017 telethon.
An award called the Sir [[Terry Wogan]] Fundraiser of the Year has been presented since 2016 to someone who has gone above and beyond to help raise money for Children in Need. The award was set up by Wogan's family and was presented by Terry's son, Mark, at the [[Children in Need 2016|2016]] telethon in memory of the late Sir Terry Wogan. [[Joanna Lumley]] awarded it to Ellie and Abbie Holloway during the 2017 telethon. In 2021 [[Michael Ball]] presented the award to Amy Wright.


{| class="wikitable"
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| '''2017''' || Ellie and Abbie Holloway
| '''2017''' || Ellie and Abbie Holloway
|-
|-
| '''2018''' || TBA
| '''2018''' || Keeley Browse
|-
| '''2019''' || Austin and Esther Atkins
|-
| '''2020''' || Brian Pitt
|-
| '''2021''' || Amy Wright
|-
| '''2022''' || Aileen Kane
|}
|}


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=== Acts ===
=== Acts ===
The telethon features performances from many top singers and groups, with many celebrities also appearing on the 6 1/2 hour long programme performing various activities such as sketches or musical numbers. Featured celebrities often include those from programmes on rival network [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], including some appearing in-character, and/or from the sets of their own programmes. A performance by BBC newsreaders became an annual fixture. Stars of newly opened West End musicals regularly perform a number from their show later in the evening after "curtain call" in their respective theatres big bombs.
The telethon features performances from many top singers and groups, with many celebrities also appearing on the {{frac|6|1|2}}-hour-long programme performing various activities such as sketches or musical numbers. Featured celebrities often include those from programmes on rival network [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]], including some appearing in-character, or from the sets of their own programmes. A performance by BBC newsreaders became an annual fixture. Stars of newly opened West End musicals regularly perform a number from their show later in the evening after "curtain call" in their respective theatres.


=== Broadcast ===
=== Broadcast ===
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2022}}
The BBC devotes the entire night's programming on its flagship channel [[BBC One]] to the Children in Need telethon, with the exception of 35 minutes at 10 o'clock while [[BBC News at Ten]], Weather and Regional News airs, and activity continues on [[BBC Two]] with special programming, such as ''[[Mastermind (TV series)|Mastermind]] Children in Need'', which is a form of ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]'', with four celebrities answering questions on a chosen subject and on general knowledge. In recent years, before the telethon itself, the BBC has broadcast Children in Need specials including ''[[DIY SOS|DIY SOS The Big Build]]'', ''[[Bargain Hunt]]'', ''[[The One Show]]'', in which hosts [[Matt Baker (television presenter)|Matt Baker]] and [[Alex Jones (Welsh presenter)|Alex Jones]] did a rickshaw challenge and a celebrity version of ''[[Pointless (game show)|Pointless]]'' in which Pudsey assists hosts [[Alexander Armstrong]] and [[Richard Osman]].
[[File:BBC Television Centre.jpg|thumb|right|[[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] on the night of the 2008 telethon]]
The BBC devotes the entire night's programming on its flagship channel [[BBC One]] to the Children in Need telethon, with the exception of 35 minutes at 10 o'clock while ''[[BBC News at Ten]]'', Weather and Regional News airs, and activity continues on [[BBC Two]] with special programming, such as ''[[Mastermind (British game show)|Mastermind]] Children in Need'', which is a form of ''[[Celebrity Mastermind]]'', with four celebrities answering questions on a chosen subject and on general knowledge.


Before the telethon itself, the BBC has broadcast Children in Need specials including ''[[DIY SOS|DIY SOS The Big Build]]'', ''[[Bargain Hunt]]'', ''[[The One Show]]'', in which hosts [[Matt Baker (television presenter)|Matt Baker]] and [[Alex Jones (Welsh presenter)|Alex Jones]] did a rickshaw challenge and a celebrity version of ''[[Pointless]]'' in which Pudsey assists hosts [[Alexander Armstrong]] and [[Richard Osman]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=How to donate to Children in Need - everything you need to know |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/national/uk-today/24723420.donate-bbc-children-need---need-know/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=The Herald |language=en}}</ref>
Unlike the other BBC charity telethon Comic Relief, Children in Need relies a lot on the BBC regions for input into the telethon night. The BBC English regions all have around 5–8-minute round-ups every hour during the telethon. This does not interrupt the schedule of items shown from [[BBC Television Centre]] as the presenters usually hand over to the regions, giving those in the main network studio a short break. However [[BBC Scotland]], [[BBC Wales]] and [[BBC Northern Ireland]] opted out of the network schedule with a lot of local fundraising news and activities from their broadcast area. Usually they went over to the network broadcast at various times of the night, and usually they showed some network items later than when the English regions saw them. This was to give the BBC nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland a much larger slot than the BBC English regions because the "nations" comprise a distinct audience of the BBC. Usually BBC Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland handed back to network coverage from around 1:00&nbsp;am on the telethon night. For the 2010 appeal this changed, with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales deciding not to have their usual opt-outs and instead following the English regions' pattern of having updates every hour.


Unlike the other BBC charity telethon Comic Relief, Children in Need relies substantially on the BBC regions for input into the telethon night. The BBC English regions all have around 5–8-minute round-ups every hour during the telethon. This does not interrupt the schedule of items shown from [[Television Centre, London|BBC Television Centre]] as the presenters usually hand over to the regions, giving those in the main network studio a short break.
=== Presenters ===
{{main|List of Children in Need Regional Outside Broadcast Locations}}
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}

*[[Sir Terry Wogan]] (1980–2014)
[[BBC Scotland]], [[BBC Cymru Wales]] and [[BBC Northern Ireland]], however, opted out of the network schedule with a considerable amount of local fundraising news and activities from their broadcast area. Usually they went over to the network broadcast at various times of the night, and usually they showed some network items later than when the English regions saw them. This was to give the BBC nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland a much larger slot than the BBC English regions because the "nations" comprise a distinct audience of the BBC. Usually BBC Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland handed back to network coverage from around 1:00&nbsp;am on the telethon night. For the 2010 appeal this changed, with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales deciding not to have their usual opt-outs and instead following the English regions' pattern of having updates every hour.
*[[Sue Lawley]] (1980–82)

*[[Esther Rantzen]] (1980–82)
=== Children in Need Choir ===
*[[Gloria Hunniford]] (1983)
Since 2011, one of the acts is a choir where over 1000 children come together in the studio and in around 8-10 locations across the UK and sing one song live in unison from the various locations.
*[[Sue Cook]] (1984–95)
{{main|Children in Need Choir}}
*[[Joanna Lumley]] (1984; 1988)
*[[Andi Peters]] (1992–94)
*[[Gabby Roslin]] (1995–2004)
*[[Fearne Cotton]] (2005–08; 2010–15)
*[[Natasha Kaplinsky]] (2005–06)
*[[Matt Allwright]] (2005)
*[[Chris Moyles]] (2006)
*[[Tess Daly]] (2008–)
*[[Alesha Dixon]] (2008–2009; 2011)
*[[Peter Andre]] (2009–10)
*[[Nick Grimshaw]] (2012–15)
*[[Zoë Ball]] (2013)
*[[Shane Richie]] (2013–15)
*[[Rochelle Humes]] (2015–)
*[[Marvin Humes]] (2015–)
*[[Dermot O'Leary]] (2015)
*[[Ade Adepitan]] (2016–)
*[[Greg James]] (2016)
*[[Graham Norton]] (2016–)
*[[Russell Kane]] (2016)
*[[Mel Giedroyc]] (2017—)
*[[Matt Edmondson]] (2017)
*[[Rob Beckett]] (2018—)
{{Div col end}}


=== Overview ===
=== Overview ===


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | No.
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! scope="col" | Main presenter
! scope="col" | Main presenter
! scope="col" | Co-presenters
! scope="col" | Co-presenters
! scope="col" | Outside broadcast presenter
! scope="col" | BBC One rating<br>(millions)
! scope="col" | BBC One rating<br>(millions)
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 1
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1980|1]]
| {{nowrap|21 November 1980}}
| {{nowrap|21 November 1980}}
| £1,000,000<ref name="Annual Report 2012">{{cite web|author1=BBC Children in Need|title=BBC Children in Need Annual Report and Accounts Nine Months to 30 June 2012|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20120630_E_C.pdf|publisher=[[Charity Commission for England and Wales]]|accessdate=16 November 2014|pages=4|format=PDF|date=30 June 2012}}</ref>
| £1,000,587
| rowspan="35"| [[Sir Terry Wogan]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Sue Lawley]]<br/>[[Esther Rantzen]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| £1,200,000
| rowspan="35"| Sir [[Terry Wogan]]
| [[Sue Lawley]]<br/>[[Esther Rantzen]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1981|2]]
| {{nowrap|20 November 1981}}
| {{nowrap|20 November 1981}}
| £508,625
| {{n/a}}
| £1,008,697
| {{n/a}}
| [[Esther Rantzen]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 3
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1982|3]]
| {{nowrap|26 November 1982}}
| {{nowrap|26 November 1982}}
| £603,440
| {{n/a}}
| £1,022,300
| £1,050,000
| rowspan="2"| [[Gloria Hunniford]]<br/>[[Fran Morrison]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 4
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1983|4]]
| 25 November 1983
| 25 November 1983
| £839,429
| {{n/a}}
| £1,158,737
| £1,158,737
| [[Gloria Hunniford]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 5
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1984|5]]
| 23 November 1984
| 23 November 1984
| £1,459,283
| {{n/a}}
| £2,264,398<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88">{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BBC-Annual/BBC-Annual-Report-1988.pdf|title=BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88|work=BBC|page=21|accessdate=28 May 2015}}</ref>
| £2,264,398<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BBC-Annual/BBC-Annual-Report-1988.pdf |title=BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987–88 |work=BBC |page=21 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 6
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1985|6]]
| 22 November 1985
| 22 November 1985
| £2,431,085
| {{n/a}}
| £4,476,780<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| £4,476,780<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[John Craven]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| rowspan="3"| Sue Cook
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 7
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1986|7]]
| 21 November 1986
| 21 November 1986
| £5,264,665
| £5,264,655
| £8,687,607<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| £8,687,607<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 8
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1987|8]]
| 27 November 1987
| 27 November 1987
| £8,735,657
| {{n/a}}
| £13,916,326<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| £13,916,326<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88"/>
| [[Sue Cook]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 9
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1988|9]]
| 18 November 1988
| 18 November 1988
| £13,099,246
| £12,950,000<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1989-90">{{cite web|url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BBC-Annual/BBC-Annual-Report-1988.pdf|title=BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987-88|work=BBC|page=39|accessdate=28 May 2015}}</ref>
| £21,671,931<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1989-90"/>
| £17,563,458<ref name="BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1989-90">{{cite web |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BBC-Annual/BBC-Annual-Report-1988.pdf |title=BBC Annual Report & Accounts 1987–88 |work=BBC |page=39 |access-date=28 May 2015}}</ref>
| Sue Cook<br>Joanna Lumley
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Joanna Lumley]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 10
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1989|10]]
| 17 November 1989
| 17 November 1989
| £17,213,664
| £17,213,664
| £21,600,000
| £21,671,931
| rowspan="3"| Sue Cook
| [[Sue Cook]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 11
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1990|11]]
| 23 November 1990
| 23 November 1990
| £17,547,227
| {{n/a}}
| £20,921,929
| {{n/a}}
| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Dave Benson Phillips]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 12
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1991|12]]
| 22 November 1991
| 22 November 1991
| £17,182,724
| £17,182,724
| £20,819,508
| {{n/a}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Sue Cook]]<br>[[Andi Peters]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 13
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1992|13]]
| 20 November 1992
| 20 November 1992
| £11,549,490
| £11,549,490
| £16,700,000
| £16,700,000
| rowspan="3"| Sue Cook<br>[[Andi Peters]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 14
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1993|14]]
| 26 November 1993
| 26 November 1993
| £12,386,866
| £12,386,866
| £17,300,000
| £17,300,000
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 15
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1994|15]]
| 25 November 1994
| 25 November 1994
| £12,012,524
| £12,012,524
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 16
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1995|16]]
| 24 November 1995
| 24 November 1995
| £11,843,308
| £11,843,385
| {{n/a}}
| Sue Cook<br/>[[Gaby Roslin]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| [[Sue Cook]]<br/>[[Gaby Roslin]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 17
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1996|17]]
| 22 November 1996
| 22 November 1996
| £11,847,168<ref name="BBC 21 Nov 1997">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/33341.stm|title= Lou Reed and Pudsey aim to raise £20m|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=21 November 1997 |website= news.bbc.co.uk | accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| £11,847,168<ref name="BBC 21 Nov 1997">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/33341.stm |title= Lou Reed and Pudsey aim to raise £20m |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=21 November 1997 |website= news.bbc.co.uk | access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| £18,700,000<ref name="BBC 21 Nov 1997"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/97452.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pudsey bear says a big thank you | date=23 May 1998}}</ref>
| £18,700,000<ref name="BBC 21 Nov 1997"/><ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/97452.stm | work=BBC News | title=Pudsey bear says a big thank you | date=23 May 1998}}</ref>
| rowspan="9"| Gaby Roslin
| rowspan="9"| [[Gaby Roslin]]
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 18
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1997|18]]
| 21 November 1997
| 21 November 1997
| £12,034,235<ref>{{cite web|title=Children in Need November 1998|url=http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/1998/11/23/children-need|publisher=fundraising.co.uk|accessdate=16 November 2014|archivedate=29 October 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192549/http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/1998/11/23/children-need|date=23 November 1998}}</ref>
| £12,034,235<ref>{{cite web |title=Children in Need November 1998 |url=http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/1998/11/23/children-need |publisher=fundraising.co.uk |access-date=16 November 2014 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192549/http://www.fundraising.co.uk/news/1998/11/23/children-need |date=23 November 1998}}</ref>
| £20,900,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/218346.stm|title=Entertainment Stars come out for Children In Need |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=20 November 1998|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
| £20,900,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/218346.stm |title=Entertainment Stars come out for Children In Need |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=20 November 1998 |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 19
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1998|19]]
| 20 November 1998
| 20 November 1998
| £11,380,888<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/218810.stm|title=Children in Need appeal passes £11m |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=21 November 1998|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £11,380,888<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/218810.stm |title=Children in Need appeal passes £11m |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=21 November 1998 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £17,900,000
| £17,900,000
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
| {{n/a}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 20
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 1999|20]]
| 26 November 1999
| 26 November 1999
| £11,639,053<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/537470.stm|title=TV appeal hits record total |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=27 November 1999|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £11,639,053<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/537470.stm |title=TV appeal hits record total |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=27 November 1999 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £16,700,000
| £16,700,000
| {{n/a}}
| 6.61
| 6.61
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 21
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2000|21]]
| 17 November 2000
| 17 November 2000
| £12,244,764<ref name="Appeal 2000">{{cite web|title=BBC Children In Need Appeal 2000|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cin/|publisher=[[BBC]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001218032800/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cin/|archivedate=18 December 2000|accessdate=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £12,244,764<ref name="Appeal 2000">{{cite web |title=BBC Children In Need Appeal 2000 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cin/ |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001218032800/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cin/ |archive-date=18 December 2000 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £20,000,000
| £20,000,000
| 6.8<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Deans |first1=Jason |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/nov/20/broadcasting.overnights |title=Cilla beats Ant and Dec in TV ratings |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=20 November 2000 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| 6.8<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Deans|first1=Jason|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2000/nov/20/broadcasting.overnights|title=Cilla beats Ant and Dec in TV ratings |publisher=[[The Guardian]]|date=20 November 2000|accessdate=16 November 2014|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 22
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2001|22]]
| 16 November 2001
| 16 November 2001
| £12,895,853<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1659535.stm|title=Children In Need raises millions |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=17 November 2001|accessdate=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £12,895,853<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1659535.stm |title=Children In Need raises millions |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=17 November 2001 |access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £25,900,000<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1960723.stm|title=Children In Need breaks record
| £25,900,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1960723.stm |title=Children In Need breaks record
|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=30 April 2002|accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref>
|publisher=[[BBC]] |date=30 April 2002 |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| 7.12
| 7.12
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 23
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2002|23]]
| 15 November 2002
| 15 November 2002
| £13,501,375<ref name="BBC 16 November 2002">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2480491.stm|title= Record total for Children In Need|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 November 2002 |website= news.bbc.co.uk| accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| £13,501,375<ref name="BBC 16 November 2002">{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2480491.stm |title= Record total for Children In Need |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=16 November 2002 |website= news.bbc.co.uk| access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| £26,200,000<ref>{{cite web|title=How much money did BBC Children in Need raise last year?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/3.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=17 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040415042852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/3.shtml|archivedate=15 April 2004}}</ref>
| £26,200,000<ref>{{cite web |title=How much money did BBC Children in Need raise last year?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/3.shtml |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040415042852/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/3.shtml |archive-date=15 April 2004}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| 7.56
| 7.56
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 24
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2003|24]]
| 21 November 2003
| 21 November 2003
| £15,305,212<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3229234.stm|title=Westlife boost Children in Need |publisher=[[BBC]]|date=22 November 2003|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £15,305,212<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/3229234.stm |title=Westlife boost Children in Need |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=22 November 2003 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £31,400,000<ref>{{cite web|title=How much money did BBC Children in Need raise last year?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=17 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115182221/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/|archivedate=15 January 2005|date=2012-07-19}}</ref>
| £31,400,000<ref>{{cite web |title=How much money did BBC Children in Need raise last year?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/ |publisher=[[BBC]] |access-date=17 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115182221/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/ |archive-date=15 January 2005 |date=19 July 2012}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| 10.49
| 10.49
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2004|25]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2004|25]]
| 19 November 2004
| 19 November 2004
| £17,156,175<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/20/cin.shtml|title=£17,156,175 raised by BBC Children in Need so far.|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=20 November 2004|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £17,156,175<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/11_november/20/cin.shtml |title=£17,156,175 raised by BBC Children in Need so far. |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=20 November 2004 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £34,200,000<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6157986.stm|title=Children in Need total tops £18m|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=18 November 2006|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £34,200,000<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6157986.stm |title=Children in Need total tops £18m |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=18 November 2006 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| 8.48
| 8.48
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2005|26]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2005|26]]
| 18 November 2005
| 18 November 2005
| £17,235,256<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/11_november/19/cin.shtml|title=£17m raised by BBC Children in Need so far.|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 November 2005|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £17,235,256<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/11_november/19/cin.shtml |title=£17m raised by BBC Children in Need so far. |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=19 November 2005 |access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £33,200,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20060930_E_C.PDF |title=Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2006 |date= |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |accessdate=19 November 2011 |page=9 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| £33,200,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20060930_E_C.PDF |title=Report and Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended 30 September 2006 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=9 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Natasha Kaplinsky]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Natasha Kaplinsky]]<br>[[Matt Allwright]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| [[Matt Allwright]]
| 9.07
| 9.07
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2006|27]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2006|27]]
| 17 November 2006
| 17 November 2006
| £18,300,392<ref>{{cite web|title=How much money did BBC Children in Need 2006 raise?|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=17 November 2014|archiveurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/|archivedate=3 September 2007|date=2012-07-19}}</ref>
| £18,300,392<ref>{{cite web|title=How much money did BBC Children in Need 2006 raise?|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/faqs/|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=17 November 2014|date=19 July 2012}}</ref>
| £33,600,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20070930_E_C.PDF |title=Annual Report and Accounts – Year Ended 30 September 2007 |date= |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |accessdate=19 November 2011 |page=21 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| £33,600,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20070930_E_C.PDF |title=Annual Report and Accounts – Year Ended 30 September 2007 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=21 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| [[Chris Moyles]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Natasha Kaplinsky]]<br>[[Chris Moyles]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 7.72
| 7.72
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2007|28]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2007|28]]
| 16 November 2007
| 16 November 2007
| £19,089,771<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest News|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/|publisher=[[BBC]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215224141/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/|archivedate=15 December 2007|accessdate=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £19,089,771<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/|publisher=[[BBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215224141/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/|archive-date=15 December 2007|access-date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
| £37,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20080930_E_C.PDF |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2008 |date= |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |accessdate=19 November 2011 |page=25 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| £37,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20080930_E_C.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013404/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20080930_E_C.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2014 |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2008 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=25 }}</ref>
| Fearne Cotton
| [[Fearne Cotton]]
| {{n/a}}
| 9.56
| 9.56
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2008|29]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2008|29]]
| 14 November 2008
| 14 November 2008
| £20,991,216<ref>{{cite web|title=Who You've Helped 2008|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/whoyouvehelped.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=17 November 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209132109/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/whoyouvehelped.shtml|archivedate=9 February 2009}}</ref>
| £20,991,216<ref>{{cite web|title=Who You've Helped 2008|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/whoyouvehelped.shtml|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209132109/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/aboutus/whoyouvehelped.shtml|archive-date=9 February 2009}}</ref>
| £38,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20090930_E_C.PDF |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2009 |date= |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |accessdate=19 November 2011 |page=22 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| £38,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20090930_E_C.PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013421/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20090930_E_C.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2014 |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2009 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 |page=22 }}</ref>
| Fearne Cotton<br/>[[Tess Daly]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Alesha Dixon]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| [[Alesha Dixon]]
| 9.83
| 9.83
|-
|-
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| 20 November 2009
| 20 November 2009
| £20,309,747<ref name="2009-10-report" />
| £20,309,747<ref name="2009-10-report" />
| £40,200,000<ref name="2009-10-report">{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_ac_20100930_e_c.pdf |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2010 |date= |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |accessdate=19 November 2011 }}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| £40,200,000<ref name="2009-10-report">{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_ac_20100930_e_c.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013436/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_ac_20100930_e_c.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 November 2014 |title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2010 |publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |access-date=19 November 2011 }}</ref>
| Tess Daly<br/>[[Alesha Dixon]]
| [[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Alesha Dixon]]<br/>[[Peter Andre]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Peter Andre]]
| 10.08
| 10.08
|-
|-
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| 19 November 2010
| 19 November 2010
| £18,098,199<ref name="2010-11-report" />
| £18,098,199<ref name="2010-11-report" />
| £36,600,000<ref name="2010-11-report">{{cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52%5C0000802052_ac_20110930_e_c.pdf|title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2011|date=|publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal|accessdate=19 November 2011}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| £36,600,000<ref name="2010-11-report">{{cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52%5C0000802052_ac_20110930_e_c.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129013348/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52%5C0000802052_ac_20110930_e_c.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 November 2014|title=Annual Report and Accounts – 30 September 2011|publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal|access-date=19 November 2011}}</ref>
| Fearne Cotton<br/>Tess Daly
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Peter Andre]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 9.36
| 9.36
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2011|32]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2011|32]]
| 18 November 2011
| 18 November 2011
| £26,332,334<ref name="2011 BBC News">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15790669|title=Record £26m for Children in Need|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 November 2011|accessdate=16 November 2014|newspaper=BBC News}}</ref>
| £26,332,334<ref name="2011 BBC News">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15790669|title=Record £26m for Children in Need|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=19 November 2011|access-date=16 November 2014|newspaper=BBC News}}</ref>
| £46,100,000<ref name="2011-12-report">{{cite web |url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20120630_E_C.pdf|title=Annual Report and Accounts Nine Months to 30 June 2012 |date=|publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal |accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref>
| £46,100,000<ref name="2011-12-report">{{cite web|url=http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20120630_E_C.pdf|title=Annual Report and Accounts Nine Months to 30 June 2012|publisher=The BBC Children in Need Appeal|access-date=22 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107160420/http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Accounts/Ends52/0000802052_AC_20120630_E_C.pdf|archive-date=7 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Fearne Cotton<br/>Tess Daly<br/>Alesha Dixon
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Alesha Dixon]]
| {{n/a}}
| 10.01
|10.01<ref>{{cite web|title=Children in Need peaks with 12m|url=http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/Journals/2011/11/25/b/t/q/Top-100.pdf|publisher=broadcastnow.co.uk|accessdate=17 November 2014|date=21 November 2011}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2012|33]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2012|33]]
| 16 November 2012
| 16 November 2012
| £26,757,446<ref name="2011 BBC News"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/cin-on-the-night-total.html|title=BBC Children in Need 2012 reaches highest total ever of £26,757,446|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=17 November 2012|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £26,757,446<ref name="2011 BBC News"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/cin-on-the-night-total.html|title=BBC Children in Need 2012 reaches highest total ever of £26,757,446|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=17 November 2012|access-date=16 November 2014|archive-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203004457/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/cin-on-the-night-total.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| £43,300,000<ref name="Third Sector 3 July 2014">{{cite web|url= http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/bbc-children-need-raised-record-496m-last-year/fundraising/article/1301782|title= BBC Children in Need raised a record £49.6m last year|last= Ricketts|first= Andy |date= 3 July 2014|website= www.thirdsector.co.uk | accessdate=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| £43,300,000<ref name="Third Sector 3 July 2014">{{cite web|url= http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/bbc-children-need-raised-record-496m-last-year/fundraising/article/1301782|title= BBC Children in Need raised a record £49.6m last year|last= Ricketts|first= Andy |date= 3 July 2014|website= www.thirdsector.co.uk | access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref>
| Fearne Cotton<br/>Tess Daly<br/>[[Nick Grimshaw]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Nick Grimshaw]]
| {{n/a}}
| 8.22
| 8.22
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2013|34]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2013|34]]
| 15 November 2013
| 15 November 2013
| £31,124,896<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/cin-2am-total|title=BBC Children in Need Appeal 2013 raises the highest total ever, £31.1million!|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=16 November 2013|accessdate=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £31,124,896<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/cin-2am-total|title=BBC Children in Need Appeal 2013 raises the highest total ever, £31.1million!|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=16 November 2013|access-date=16 November 2014}}</ref>
| £49,600,000<ref name="Third Sector 3 July 2014"/>
| £49,600,000<ref name="Third Sector 3 July 2014"/>
| Fearne Cotton<br/>Tess Daly<br/>Nick Grimshaw<br/>[[Zoë Ball]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Nick Grimshaw]]<br/>[[Zoe Ball]]<br/>[[Shane Richie]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| rowspan="3| [[Shane Richie]]
| 9.99
| 9.99
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2014|35]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2014|35]]
| 14 November 2014
| 14 November 2014
| £32,620,469<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Children in Need Appeal 2014 raises the highest total ever, £32.6 Million|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/children-in-need-record|publisher=BBC.co.uk|accessdate=15 November 2014}}</ref>
| £32,620,469<ref>{{cite news|title=BBC Children in Need Appeal 2014 raises the highest total ever, £32.6 Million|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/children-in-need-record|work=BBC.co.uk|access-date=15 November 2014}}</ref>
| £49,100,000<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Carson|first1=Sarah|title=Children in Need 2015: 'Record-breaking' 37m raised as fundraising continues|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/children-in-need/11992094/bbc-children-in-need-2015-what-time-when.html|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|accessdate=14 November 2015|date=14 November 2015}}</ref>
| £49,100,000<ref>{{cite news|last1=Carson|first1=Sarah|title=Children in Need 2015: 'Record-breaking' 37m raised as fundraising continues|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/children-in-need/11992094/bbc-children-in-need-2015-what-time-when.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/children-in-need/11992094/bbc-children-in-need-2015-what-time-when.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=14 November 2015|date=14 November 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| Fearne Cotton<br/>Tess Daly<br/>Nick Grimshaw<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Tess Daly]]<br/>[[Nick Grimshaw]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Shane Richie]]{{efn|name=overview1}}
| 8.54
| 8.54
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2015|36]]
! scope="row" | [[Children in Need 2015|36]]
| 13 November 2015
| 13 November 2015
| £37,100,687<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silverstein|first1=Adam|title=Children in Need's 2015 total is a record-breaking £37,100,687 million|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a774019/children-in-needs-2015-total-is-a-record-breaking-37100687-million/|publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|accessdate=14 November 2015|date=14 November 2015}}</ref>
| £37,100,687<ref>{{cite web|last1=Silverstein|first1=Adam|title=Children in Need's 2015 total is a record-breaking £37,100,687 million|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a774019/children-in-needs-2015-total-is-a-record-breaking-37100687-million/|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=14 November 2015|date=14 November 2015}}</ref>
| £55,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-cin-highest-ever-fundraising-total|title=BBC Children in Need announces highest ever fundraising total: £55million|publisher=BBC Media Centre|date=6 July 2016|accessdate=7 July 2016}}</ref>
| £55,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2016/bbc-cin-highest-ever-fundraising-total|title=BBC Children in Need announces highest ever fundraising total: £55million|publisher=BBC Media Centre|date=6 July 2016|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref>
|rowspan="1"| [[Dermot O'Leary]]
| [[Dermot O'Leary]]
| 7.95
| 7.95
|-
|-
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| 18 November 2016
| 18 November 2016
| £46,624,259
| £46,624,259
| £60,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/cin-total|title=BBC - BBC Children in Need announces highest ever fundraising total: £60 million - Media Centre|author=|date=|website=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref>
| £60,000,000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/cin-total|title=BBC BBC Children in Need announces highest ever fundraising total: £60 million Media Centre|website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| Tess Daly
| rowspan="4"| [[Tess Daly]]
| Rochelle Humes<br/>[[Greg James]]<br/>[[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Russell Kane]]
| [[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Greg James]]<br/>[[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Russell Kane]]
| {{n/a}}
| 6.60
| 6.60
|-
|-
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| 17 November 2017
| 17 November 2017
|£50,168,562
|£50,168,562
| £60,750,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/children-in-need-total|title=BBC - BBC Children in Need announces 2017 fundraising total: £60.7 million - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-11-15}}</ref>
| £60,750,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/children-in-need-total|title=BBC BBC Children in Need announces 2017 fundraising total: £60.7 million Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=15 November 2018}}</ref>
| Rochelle Humes<br/>Graham Norton<br/>Ade Adepitan<br/>Marvin Humes<br/>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br>[[Matt Edmondson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-16/mel-giedroyc-joins-the-children-in-need-presenting-team/|title=Mel Giedroyc joins the Children in Need presenting team|author=|date=|website=radiotimes.com|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref>
| [[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br>[[Matt Edmondson]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-10-16/mel-giedroyc-joins-the-children-in-need-presenting-team/|title=Mel Giedroyc joins the Children in Need presenting team|website=radiotimes.com|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref>
| {{n/a}}
| 7.12
| 7.12
|-
|-
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| 16 November 2018
| 16 November 2018
| £50,595,053
| £50,595,053
| £62,072,000<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Final-CIN-Appeal-Annual-Report-2020.pdf|title=BBC Children in Need Annual Report and Accounts Year To 30 June 2020, p.41|website=www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
| [[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Rob Beckett]]
| 6.44
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2019|40]]
| 15 November 2019
| £47,886,382
| £57,346,000<ref name="auto"/>
| [[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Mel Giedroyc]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Marvin Humes]]<br/>[[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Tom Allen (comedian)|Tom Allen]]
| 6.13
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2020|41]]
| 13 November 2020
| £37,032,789
| £63,443,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/CN1226-Annual-Report-2020-2021.pdf|title=BBC Children in Need Annual Report and Accounts Year To 30 June 2021, p.38|website=www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref>
| rowspan="5"| [[Mel Giedroyc]]
| [[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]<br>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br>[[Stephen Mangan]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2020/cin-presenters|title=Children in Need Presenters Revealed |website=bbc.co.uk|access-date=23 October 2020}}</ref>
| 5.12
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2021|42]]
| 19 November 2021
| £39,389,048
| £50,991,355 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/2022/07/bbc-children-in-need-announces-overall-fundraising-total-for-the-charitys-2021-appeal-51million | title=BBC Children in Need announces overall fundraising total for the charity's 2021 Appeal: £51million | date=26 July 2022 }}</ref>
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]
| 4.56
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2022|43]]
| 18 November 2022
| £35,273,167
| £43,400,000<ref name="Amounts Raised">{{Cite web |title=Amounts Raised |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/charityappeals/what-your-money-does/amounts-raised/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227151224/https://www.bbc.com/charityappeals/what-your-money-does/amounts-raised |archive-date=2023-12-27 |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Jason Manford]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]
|3.96
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2023|44]]
| 17 November 2023
| £33,513,325
| £46,200,000<ref name="Amounts Raised"/>
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Jason Manford]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Alex Scott (footballer, born 1984)|Alex Scott]]<br/>[[Lenny Rush]]
|3.77
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2024|45]]
| 15 November 2024
| £39,210,850
| TBA
| TBA
| Graham Norton<br/>Mel Giedroyc<br/>Rochelle Humes<br/>Marvin Humes<br/>Ade Adepitan<br/>[[Rob Beckett]]<br/>
| [[Ade Adepitan]]<br/>[[Vernon Kay]]<br/>[[Chris Ramsey (comedian)|Chris Ramsey]]<br/>[[Rochelle Humes]]<br/>[[Lenny Rush]]
|3.88<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most viewed programmes Barb |url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/most-viewed-programmes/ |access-date=2024-11-25 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|
| 6.2
|-
|-
! scope="row" | [[Children In Need 2025|46]]
| 14 November 2025
|
| TBA
| [[Ashley Banjo]]
| [[Graham Norton]]<br/>[[Ruth Jones]]<br/>[[Rosie Ramsey]]<br/>[[Mark Chapman (broadcaster)|Mark Chapman]]<br/>[[Alan Carr]]<br/>[[Annabelle Davis]]
|TBA

|}
|}

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha|refs=
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}}


=== Children in Need Rocks ===
=== Children in Need Rocks ===
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| [[Royal Albert Hall]]
| [[Royal Albert Hall]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Gary Barlow]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Gary Barlow]]
| [[Chris Moyles]]<br/>[[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Terry Wogan]]
| [[Chris Moyles]]<br/>[[Fearne Cotton]]<br/> Sir [[Terry Wogan]]
| 6.50
| 6.50
|-
|-
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| colspan=2|17 November 2011
| colspan=2|17 November 2011
| [[Manchester Arena]]
| [[Manchester Arena]]
| Chris Moyles<br/>Fearne Cotton<br/>[[David Tennant]]
| [[Chris Moyles]]<br/>[[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[David Tennant]]
| 4.50
| 4.50
|-
|-
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| 14 November 2013
| 14 November 2013
| [[Hammersmith Apollo]]
| [[Hammersmith Apollo]]
| Fearne Cotton<br/>[[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]]
| 4.41
| 4.41
|-
|-
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| 8 October 2015
| 8 October 2015
| 12 November 2015
| 12 November 2015
| [[Wembley Arena]]
| [[Wembley Arena|The SSE Arena, Wembley]]
| [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]
| [[BBC Studios]]
| Tom Jones<br/>[[Rob Brydon]]
| Sir [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]]<br/>[[Rob Brydon]]
| TBC
| rowspan="4"|TBC
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2016
! scope="row" | 2016
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| Royal Albert Hall
| Royal Albert Hall
| rowspan=3|[[BBC Studios]]
| rowspan=3|[[BBC Studios]]
| Fearne Cotton<br/>[[Greg James]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br/>[[Greg James]]
| TBC
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2017
! scope="row" | 2017
| 19 October 2017
| 19 October 2017
| 13 November 2017
| 13 November 2017
| rowspan="2"| [[The SSE Arena, Wembley]]
| rowspan="2"| The SSE Arena, Wembley
| Fearne Cotton<br>[[Sara Cox]]<br>[[Roman Kemp]] <small>(backstage)</small>
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Sara Cox]]<br>[[Roman Kemp]] <small>(backstage)</small>
|TBC
|-
|-
! scope="row" | 2018
! scope="row" | 2018
| 7 November 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/46stXrBnqhcR1BzbTvpZGNq/bbc-children-in-need-rocks-2018|title=BBC Children in Need Rocks 2018|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=3 October 2018}}</ref>
| 7 November 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/46stXrBnqhcR1BzbTvpZGNq/bbc-children-in-need-rocks-2018|title=BBC Children in Need Rocks 2018|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=3 October 2018|archive-date=13 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013082735/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/46stXrBnqhcR1BzbTvpZGNq/bbc-children-in-need-rocks-2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 15 November 2018
| 15 November 2018
| Fearne Cotton<br>[[Clara Amfo]]
| [[Fearne Cotton]]<br>[[Clara Amfo]]
|TBC
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Pudsey Bear ==
== Pudsey Bear ==
{{more citations needed|section|date=September 2020}}
[[File:Children in need 1980 logo.jpg|left|250px|thumb|The original logo, used from 1980 to 1984]]
[[File:Pudsey_Bear_Mark_One.jpg|thumb|Left|frame|The very first Pudsey bear and logo, used in 1985]]
[[File:Children in need 1980 logo.jpg|thumb|left|The original logo, used from 1980 to 1984]]
[[File:Pudsey_Bear_Mark_One.jpg|thumb|left|The very first Pudsey bear and logo, used in 1985]]
The mascot which fronts the Children in Need appeal is called Pudsey Bear. He was created and named in 1985 by BBC graphic designer Joanna Lane, who worked in the BBC's design department. Asked to revamp the logo, with a brief to improve the charity's image, Lane said "It was like a lightbulb moment for me, We were bouncing ideas off each other and I latched on to this idea of a teddy bear. I immediately realised there was a huge potential for a mascot beyond the 2D logo".<ref name="Potts BBC News 14 November 2014">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-30024318|title=Children in Need: Pudsey Bear's path from mascot to national treasure |last=Potts|first=Lauren |date=14 November 2014 |newspaper=BBC News | accessdate=14 November 2014 }}</ref> The bear was named after her hometown of [[Pudsey]], West Yorkshire, where her grandfather was mayor.<ref name="Potts BBC News 14 November 2014"/> A reproduction of the bear mascot (made of vegetation) is in Pudsey park, near the town centre. Originally introduced for the 1985 appeal, Pudsey Bear was created as a triangular shaped logo, depicting a yellow-orange teddy bear with a red bandana tied over one eye. The bandana had a pattern of small black triangles. The mouth of the bear depicted a sad expression. The lettering "BBC" appeared as 3 circular black buttons running vertically down the front of the bear, one capital letter on each, in white. Perpendicular to the buttons, the words "children-in-need" appeared in all lower case letters along the base of the trianglar outline. Accessibility for young readers, and people with disabilities including speech and reading challenges, were factors weighed by the designer Joanna Ball, specifically the "P" sound in "Pudsey" name, and the choice of all lower case sans serif letters for the logotype.
The mascot fronting the Children in Need appeal is called Pudsey Bear. He was created and named in 1985 by BBC graphic designer Joanna Lane, who worked in the BBC's design department. Asked to revamp the logo, with a brief to improve the charity's image, Lane said "It was like a lightbulb moment for me. We were bouncing ideas off each other and I latched on to this idea of a teddy bear. I immediately realised there was a huge potential for a mascot beyond the 2D logo".<ref name="Potts BBC News 14 November 2014">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-30024318|title=Children in Need: Pudsey Bear's path from mascot to national treasure |last=Potts|first=Lauren |date=14 November 2014 |newspaper=BBC News | access-date=14 November 2014 }}</ref> The bear was named after her hometown of [[Pudsey]], West Yorkshire, where her grandfather was mayor.<ref name="Potts BBC News 14 November 2014"/>
[[File:CiNbbc.png|Right|frame|The second Pudsey bear and logo, used from 1986 to 2006]]
The original design was adapted for various applications for use in the 1985 appeal, both 2D graphics and three-dimensional objects. Items using the original 1985 design included a filmed opening title sequence, using cartoon cell animation, a postage stamp, and a prototype soft toy, commissioned from a film and TV prop maker (citation). The original prototype soft toy was orange and reflected the design of the logo, which was then adapted for approximately 12 identical bears, one for each regional BBC Television Studio. These bears were numbered and tagged with the official logo and auctioned off as part of the appeal. The number 1 Pudsey Bear was allocated to the Leeds region. Joanna Lumley appeared with one of the soft toys during the opening of Blackpool Illuminations and named Pudsey Bear as the official mascot of the BBC Children in Need appeal.


A reproduction of the bear mascot (made of vegetation) is in Pudsey park, near the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web |last=westleedslife |date=2021-04-21 |title=Pudsey Bear's blooming welcome return to Pudsey Park |url=https://westleedsdispatch.com/pudsey-bears-welcome-return-to-pudsey-park/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=West Leeds Dispatch |language=en-GB}}</ref> Originally introduced for the 1985 appeal, Pudsey Bear was created as a triangular shaped logo, depicting a yellow-orange teddy bear with a red bandana tied over one eye. The bandana had a pattern of small black triangles. The mouth of the bear depicted a sad expression. The lettering "BBC" appeared as 3 circular black buttons running vertically down the front of the bear, one capital letter on each, in white. Perpendicular to the buttons, the words "children-in-need" appeared in all lower case letters along the base of the triangular outline. Accessibility for young readers, and people with disabilities including speech and reading challenges, were factors weighed by the designer Joanna Ball, specifically the "P" sound in "Pudsey" name, and the choice of all lower case sans serif letters for the logotype.
In 1986, the logo was redesigned. Whilst retaining the concept of a teddy bear with a bandana over one eye, all other elements were changed. Specifically, the triangular elements of the underlying design were abandoned, as well as the corporate identity colour scheme was changed. The new bandana design was white with red spots, one of the buttons was removed and the logotype now appeared as building blocks, which spelled out "BBC CHILDREN IN NEED" in capital letters. Pudsey now has a smiling expression on his face rather than a sad one like the previous logo.


[[File:CiNbbc.png|thumb|right|The second Pudsey bear and logo, used from 1986 to 2006]]
In 2007, Pudsey and the logo were redesigned again. This time, Pudsey's bandana had multicoloured spots, and all of the buttons were removed. By 2009, Pudsey had been joined by another bear, a brown female bear named "Blush". She has a spotty bow with the pattern similar to Pudsey's bandana pattern. In 2013, [[Moshi Monsters]] introduced Pudsey as an in-game item for 100 Rox.
The original design was adapted for various applications for use in the 1985 appeal, both 2D graphics and three-dimensional objects. Items using the original 1985 design included a filmed opening title sequence, using cartoon cell animation, a postage stamp, and a prototype soft toy, commissioned from a film and TV prop maker (citation). The original prototype soft toy was orange and reflected the design of the logo, which was then adapted for approximately 12 identical bears, one for each regional BBC Television Studio. These bears were numbered and tagged with the official logo and auctioned off as part of the appeal. The number 1 Pudsey Bear was allocated to the Leeds region. Joanna Lumley appeared with one of the soft toys during the opening of Blackpool Illuminations and named Pudsey Bear the official mascot of the BBC Children in Need appeal.

In 1986, the logo was redesigned. Whilst retaining the concept of a teddy bear with a bandana over one eye, all other elements were changed. Specifically, the triangular elements of the underlying design were abandoned, and the corporate identity colour scheme was changed. The new bandana design was white with red spots, one of the buttons was removed and the logotype now appeared as building blocks, which spelled out "BBC CHILDREN IN NEED" in capital letters. Pudsey now had a smiling expression on his face rather than a sad one in the previous logo.

[[File:BBC Children in Need.svg|thumb|right|Third Pudsey bear and the previous Children in Need logo, used from 2007 to 2021]]

In 2007, Pudsey and the logo were redesigned again. This time, Pudsey's bandana had multicoloured spots, and all of the buttons were removed. By 2009, Pudsey had been joined by another bear, a brown female bear named "Blush". She had a spotty bow with the pattern similar to Pudsey's bandana pattern. In 2013, [[Moshi Monsters]] introduced Pudsey as an in-game item for 100 Rox.


The [[Children in Need 2015]] campaign on 13 November 2015 marked the thirtieth birthday of Pudsey Bear, who has been the charity's mascot since 1985.
The [[Children in Need 2015]] campaign on 13 November 2015 marked the thirtieth birthday of Pudsey Bear, who has been the charity's mascot since 1985.

In 2022, as part of the [[Logo of the BBC#2020s|corporate BBC rebrand]], the logo was completely redesigned. The phrase "CHILDREN IN NEED" in capital letters appeared in a modified rounded version of BBC Reith Sans Bold, and Pudsey Bear was removed as part of the logo. Despite this, Pudsey Bear remained in use as a mascot and was also given a redesign which involved making the multicoloured spots on his bandana larger and adding multicoloured spots onto the soles of his now white feet.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Everything you wanted to know about Pudsey |url=https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/fundraising/pudseyspage/ |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=BBC Children in Need |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Official singles ==
== Official singles ==
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! [[UK Singles Chart]]
! [[UK Singles Chart]]
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|1980–1984
|1985 || [[Clannding (musical group)|Clannad]]|| "[[Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)]]" || 80
|colspan=3 align=center|None Applicable
|-
| 1985
| [[Clannad (musical group)|Clannad]]
| "[[Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)]]"
| 80
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|rowspan=2|1986
| The County Line
| The County Line
| "[[Heroes (David Bowie song)|Heroes]]"
| "[[Heroes (David Bowie song)|Heroes]]"
| DNC<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/the%20county%20line/|title=Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref><br>
| DNC<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/artists/the%20county%20line/|title=Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com|language=en|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[Ray Moore (broadcaster)|Ray Moore]]
| rowspan=2|[[Ray Moore (broadcaster)|Ray Moore]]
| "O' My Father Had A Rabbit"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/o%27-my-father-had-a-rabbit/|title=o'-my-father-had-a-rabbit {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
| "O' My Father Had A Rabbit"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/o%27-my-father-had-a-rabbit/|title=o'-my-father-had-a-rabbit {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company| website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
| 24
| 24
|-
|-
|1987
|1987 ||[[Ray Moore (broadcaster)|Ray Moore]]
|"Bog Eyed Jog"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/bog-eyed-jog/|title=bog-eyed-jog {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
|"Bog Eyed Jog"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/bog-eyed-jog/|title=bog-eyed-jog {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company| website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>
|61
|61
|-
|-
|1988 || Spirit of Play with [[Paul McCartney]] || "Children in Need" || 72
|1988 || Spirit of Play with [[Paul McCartney]] || "Children in Need" || 72
|-
|-
| rowspan=2|1989
|1989 || BBC Children in Need Choir || "If You Want To Help" || 78
| BBC Children in Need Choir
| "If You Want To Help"
| 78
|-
|[[Bruno Brookes]] and [[Liz Kershaw]] featuring [[Jive Bunny]] and [[Londonbeat]]
|"[[It Takes Two (Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston song)|It Takes Two]]"<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25822/bruno-brookes-and-liz-kershaw/|title=BRUNO BROOKES AND LIZ KERSHAW {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=20 October 2019}}</ref>
| 53
|-
|1990
|Bruno and Liz and the [[BBC Radio 1|Radio 1]] DJ Possee
|"[[Let's Dance (Chris Montez song)|Let's Dance]]"<ref name=":0" />
|54
|-
|1991–1994
|colspan=3 align=center|None Applicable
|-
|-
|-
|1995 || [[Patsy Palmer]] and [[Sid Owen]] || "You Better Believe It (Children in Need)" || 60
|1995 || [[Patsy Palmer]] and [[Sid Owen]] || "You Better Believe It (Children in Need)" || 60
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|1997 || [[Lou Reed]] and Various Artists || "[[Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)|Perfect Day]]" || 1
|1997 || [[Lou Reed]] and Various Artists || "[[Perfect Day (Lou Reed song)|Perfect Day]]" || 1
|-
|-
|1998 || [[Denise van Outen]] and [[Johnny Vaughan]] featuring [[Steps (group)|Steps]] || "[[Especially for You]]" || 3
|1998 || [[Denise van Outen]] and [[Johnny Vaughan]] featuring [[Steps (group)|Steps]] || "[[Especially for You#Cover versions|Especially for You]]" || 3
|-
|-
|1999 || [[Martine McCutcheon]] || "[[Love Me (Bee Gees song)#Martine McCutcheon version|Love Me]]" || 6
|1999 || [[Martine McCutcheon]] || "[[Love Me (Bee Gees song)#Martine McCutcheon version|Love Me]]"/"[[Talking in Your Sleep (Crystal Gayle song)|Talking in Your Sleep]]" || 6
|-
|-
|2000 || rowspan=2|[[S Club|S Club 7]] || "[[Never Had a Dream Come True]]" || 1
|2000 || rowspan=2|[[S Club|S Club 7]] || "[[Never Had a Dream Come True (S Club 7 song)|Never Had a Dream Come True]]" || 1
|-
|-
|2001 || "[[Have You Ever (S Club 7 song)|Have You Ever]]" || 1
|2001 || "[[Have You Ever (S Club 7 song)|Have You Ever]]" || 1
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|[[Children in Need 2007|2007]] || [[Spice Girls]] ||"[[Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)]]" || 11
|[[Children in Need 2007|2007]] || [[Spice Girls]] ||"[[Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)]]" || 11
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2008|2008]] || [[McFly]] || "[[Do Ya/Stay with Me]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a134183/mcfly-to-record-for-children-in-need.html|title=Digitalspy.co.uk|work=Digital Spy|accessdate=3 November 2014|date=2008-10-30}}</ref> || 18
|[[Children in Need 2008|2008]] || [[McFly]] || "[[Do Ya/Stay with Me]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a134183/mcfly-to-record-for-children-in-need.html|title=Digitalspy.co.uk|work=Digital Spy|access-date=3 November 2014|date=30 October 2008}}</ref> || 18
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2009|2009]] || [[Peter Kay|Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band]] || "[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/news/news201109.shtml|title=BBC Blogs - BBC Children in Need|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>|| 1
|[[Children in Need 2009|2009]] || [[Peter Kay|Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band]] || "[[The Official BBC Children in Need Medley]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/news/news201109.shtml|title=BBC Blogs BBC Children in Need|work=bbc.co.uk|date=19 November 2014 }}</ref>|| 1
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2010|2010]] || [[JLS]] || "[[Love You More (JLS song)|Love You More]]" || 1
|[[Children in Need 2010|2010]] || [[JLS]] || "[[Love You More (JLS song)|Love You More]]" || 1
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2011|2011]] || The Collective{{ref|1|1}}<ref name="thesun.co.uk">{{cite news| url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/3808503/Its-Gary-Barlow-The-Collective.html | title = It's Gary Barlow & The Collective | location=London | work=The Sun}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=X Factor judges to record Children in Need charity song|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14667496|publisher=BBC.co.uk|date=25 August 2011}}</ref>|| "[[Teardrop (Massive Attack song)|Teardrop]]" || 24
|[[Children in Need 2011|2011]] || The Collective{{ref|1|1}}<ref>{{cite news|title=X Factor judges to record Children in Need charity song|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14667496|work=BBC.co.uk|date=25 August 2011}}</ref>|| "[[Teardrop (song)#The Collective|Teardrop]]" || 24
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2012|2012]] || [[Girls Aloud]] || "[[Something New (Girls Aloud song)|Something New]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/bbc-cin-2012.html|title=BBC – Media Centre – BBC Children in Need 2012 – the stars of Appeal Night revealed|publisher=|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref> || 2
|[[Children in Need 2012|2012]] || [[Girls Aloud]] || "[[Something New (Girls Aloud song)|Something New]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/bbc-cin-2012.html|title=BBC Children in Need 2012 – the stars of Appeal Night revealed|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202190829/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2012/bbc-cin-2012.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> || 2
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2013|2013]] || [[Ellie Goulding]] || "[[How Long Will I Love You]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/ellie-goulding-cin.html|title=BBC – Media Centre – BBC Ellie Goulding releases official single for BBC Children in Need|publisher=|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref> || 3
|[[Children in Need 2013|2013]] || [[Ellie Goulding]] || "[[How Long Will I Love You?#Ellie Goulding version|How Long Will I Love You]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/ellie-goulding-cin.html|title=BBC Ellie Goulding releases official single for BBC Children in Need|access-date=3 November 2014|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925072318/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/ellie-goulding-cin.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> || 3
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2014|2014]] || [[Gareth Malone]]'s All Star Choir{{ref|2|2}} || "[[Wake Me Up (Avicii song)|Wake Me Up]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3GcB6pTQ6QpNLFKFy0RC8JP/gareth-malone-forms-an-all-star-choir-for-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|title=BBC - BBC Children in Need - Gareth Malone forms an all-star choir for the Official BBC Children in Need single|work=BBC|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref> || 1
| [[Children in Need 2014|2014]] || [[Gareth Malone]]'s All Star Choir{{ref|2|2}} || "[[Wake Me Up (Avicii song)#Children in Need 2014 version|Wake Me Up]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3GcB6pTQ6QpNLFKFy0RC8JP/gareth-malone-forms-an-all-star-choir-for-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|title=BBC Children in Need Gareth Malone forms an all-star choir for the Official BBC Children in Need single|work=BBC|access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> || 1
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2015|2015]] || [[Jess Glynne]] || "[[Take Me Home (Jess Glynne song)|Take Me Home]]"<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34709575 | title=Jess Glynne sings Children In Need single | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=3 November 2015 | accessdate=3 November 2015| newspaper=BBC News }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/jess-glynnes-take-me-home-to-lead-bbc-children-in-need-campaign-34165430.html | title=Jess Glynne's Take Me Home to lead BBC Children In Need campaign | publisher=''[[Belfast Telegraph]]'' | date=3 November 2015 | accessdate=3 November 2015| newspaper=Belfasttelegraph.co.uk }}</ref> || 6
|[[Children in Need 2015|2015]] || [[Jess Glynne]] || "[[Take Me Home (Jess Glynne song)|Take Me Home]]"<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34709575 | title=Jess Glynne sings Children In Need single | publisher=[[BBC]] | date=3 November 2015 | access-date=3 November 2015| newspaper=BBC News }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/news/jess-glynnes-take-me-home-to-lead-bbc-children-in-need-campaign-34165430.html | title=Jess Glynne's Take Me Home to lead BBC Children In Need campaign | newspaper=[[Belfast Telegraph]] | date=3 November 2015 | access-date=3 November 2015}}</ref> || 6
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2016|2016]] || [[Craig David]] || "[[All We Needed]]"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1YgLk3H2LhtdCbJQYKsgwGv/craig-davids-all-we-needed-is-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|title=Craig David's "All We Needed" is the official BBC Children in Need single|work=Children in Need|publisher=[[BBC]]|accessdate=18 November 2016}}</ref> || 42
|[[Children in Need 2016|2016]] || [[Craig David]] || "[[All We Needed]]"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1YgLk3H2LhtdCbJQYKsgwGv/craig-davids-all-we-needed-is-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|title=Craig David's "All We Needed" is the official BBC Children in Need single|work=Children in Need|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=18 November 2016|archive-date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106214902/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1YgLk3H2LhtdCbJQYKsgwGv/craig-davids-all-we-needed-is-the-official-bbc-children-in-need-single|url-status=dead}}</ref> || 42
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2017|2017]] || [[Katie Melua]] || "[[Fields of Gold]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/926003869280239619|title=We're delighted to announce @katiemelua is to release the official #CiN 2017 single, 'Fields of Gold'|first=BBC Children in|last=Need|date=|website=twitter.com|accessdate=14 March 2018}}</ref> || 29
|[[Children in Need 2017|2017]] || [[Katie Melua]] || "[[Fields of Gold]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BBCCiN/status/926003869280239619|title=We're delighted to announce @katiemelua is to release the official #CiN 2017 single, 'Fields of Gold'|first=BBC Children in|last=Need|website=twitter.com|access-date=14 March 2018}}</ref> || 29
|-
|-
|[[Children in Need 2018|2018]]
|2018
|[[Jamie Cullum]]
|[[Jamie Cullum]]
|"Love Is In The Picture"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/cin-jamie-cullum|title=BBC - Jamie Cullum to release BBC Children in Need’s official single for 2018 - Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-11-03}}</ref>
|"Love Is In The Picture"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/cin-jamie-cullum|title=BBC Jamie Cullum to release BBC Children in Need's official single for 2018 Media Centre|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref>
|TBC
|DNC
|-
|2019
|[[Jodie Whittaker]]
|"[[Yellow (Coldplay song)|Yellow]]"<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49935443|title=Olivia Colman to sing Portishead for BBC charity|last=Savage|first=Mark|date=4 October 2019|access-date=20 October 2019|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|DNC
|-
|2020
|[[BBC Radio 2|BBC Radio 2 Allstars]]{{ref|3|3}}
|"[[Stop Crying Your Heart Out#BBC Radio 2 Allstars charity single|Stop Crying Your Heart Out]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title=All-star BBC Children in Need charity single announced|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/bbc-radio-2s-allstars-including-cher-kylie-and-robbie-williams-to-release-stop-crying-your-heart-out-cover-for-bbc-children-in-need__31577/|access-date=10 November 2020|website=www.officialcharts.com|language=en}}</ref>
|7
|-
|2021
|[[Niall Horan]] and [[Anne-Marie]]
|"[[Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac song)#Niall Horan and Anne-Marie version|Everywhere]]"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2021/bbc.com/mediacentre/2021/niall-horan-anne-marie-children-in-need-single/|title=BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 join forces to bring Niall Horan and Anne-Marie together for BBC Children in Need's 2021 official single|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
|23
|-
|2022–2023
|colspan=3 align=center|None Applicable
|-
|2024
|[[Girls Aloud]]
|"[[I'll Stand by You]]" (Sarah's Version)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-06 |title=Girls Aloud to release Sarah Harding's version of I'll Stand By You for Children in Need |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5wkyq37wvo |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|DNC
|}
|}


'''Notes:'''
'''Notes:'''
:{{note|1|1}} The Collective includes [[Gary Barlow]],<ref name="thesun.co.uk"/> [[Tulisa Contostavlos]], [[Wretch 32]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Ms. Dynamite]], [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]], [[Mz Bratt]], [[Dot Rotten]], [[Labrinth]], [[Rizzle Kicks]] and [[Tinchy Stryder]].
:{{note|1|1}} The Collective includes [[Gary Barlow]], [[Tulisa Contostavlos]], [[Wretch 32]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Ms. Dynamite]], [[Chipmunk (rapper)|Chipmunk]], [[Mz Bratt]], [[Dot Rotten]], [[Labrinth]], [[Rizzle Kicks]] and [[Tinchy Stryder]].
:{{note|2|2}} The All Star Choir includes [[Linda Robson]], [[Jo Brand]], [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Larry Lamb]], [[Craig Revel Horwood]], [[Alison Steadman]], [[Alice Levine]], [[John Craven]], [[Fabrice Muamba]], [[Margaret Alphonsi]], [[Radzi Chinyanganya]] and [[Nitin Ganatra]]
:{{note|2|2}} The All Star Choir includes [[Linda Robson]], [[Jo Brand]], [[Mel Giedroyc]], [[Larry Lamb]], [[Craig Revel Horwood]], [[Alison Steadman]], [[Alice Levine]], [[John Craven]], [[Fabrice Muamba]], [[Margaret Alphonsi]], [[Radzi Chinyanganya]] and [[Nitin Ganatra]]
:{{note|3|3}} BBC Radio 2's Allstars consists of [[Bryan Adams]], [[Izzy Bizu]], [[Cher]], [[Clean Bandit]], [[Melanie C]], [[Jamie Cullum]], [[Ella Eyre]], [[Paloma Faith]], [[Rebecca Ferguson (singer)|Rebecca Ferguson]], [[Jess Glynne]], [[Sheku Kanneh-Mason]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[KSI (entertainer)|KSI]], [[Lauv]], [[Ava Max]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[James Morrison (singer)|James Morrison]], [[Gregory Porter]], [[Nile Rodgers]], [[Jack Savoretti]], [[Jay Sean]], [[Anoushka Shankar]], [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Yola (singer)|Yola]]


== Criticism ==
== Criticism ==
{{criticism section|date=November 2022}}
In November 2006, [[Intelligent Giving]] published an article about Children in Need, which attracted wide attention across the British media. The article, titled "Four things wrong with Pudsey", described donations to Children in Need as a "lazy and inefficient way of giving" and pointed out that, as a grant-giving charity, Children in Need would use donations to pay two sets of administration costs. It also described the quality of some of its public reporting as "shambolic".<ref name="guardian.co.uk">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/nov/29/voluntarysector.guardiansocietysupplement | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Pudsey's worst nightmare | first=Annie | last=Kelly | date=28 November 2006| accessdate=28 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-416666/BBCs-Children-Need-slammed-lazy-way-to-charity.html|title=Dailymail.co.uk|work=Mail Online|accessdate=3 November 2014}}</ref>
In November 2006, [[Intelligent Giving]] published an article about Children in Need, which attracted wide attention across the British media. The article, titled "Four things wrong with Pudsey", described donations to Children in Need as a "lazy and inefficient way of giving" and pointed out that, as a grant-giving charity, Children in Need would use donations to pay two sets of administration costs. It also described the quality of some of its public reporting as "shambolic".<ref name="guardian.co.uk">{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2006/nov/29/voluntarysector.guardiansocietysupplement | work=The Guardian | location=London | title=Pudsey's worst nightmare | first=Annie | last=Kelly | date=28 November 2006| access-date=28 April 2010}}</ref>


In 2007, it was reported that presenter [[Terry Wogan]] had been receiving an annual honorarium since 1980 (amounting to £9,065 in 2005). This made him the only celebrity paid for his participation in Children in Need. According to Wogan's account, that he would "quite happily do it for nothing" and had "never asked for a fee". The BBC stated that the amount, which was paid from BBC resources rather than from the Children in Need charity fund, had "never been negotiated", having instead increased in line with inflation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wogan charity fee defended by BBC |work=BBC |date=4 March 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6417329.stm |accessdate= 2 June 2007 }}</ref> Two days before the 2007 event, it was reported that Wogan had waived his compensation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Terry Wogan waives his £9,000 fee for Children in Need |url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-494270/Terry-Wogan-waives-9-000-fee-Children-Need.html |newspaper=Daily Mail |date=15 November 2007|accessdate=19 November 2011 |location=London}}</ref>
In 2007, it was reported that presenter [[Terry Wogan]] had been receiving an annual honorarium since 1980 (amounting to £9,065 in 2005). This made him the only celebrity paid for his participation in Children in Need. According to Wogan's account, he would "quite happily do it for nothing" and had "never asked for a fee". The BBC stated that the amount, which was paid from BBC resources rather than from the Children in Need charity fund, had "never been negotiated", having instead increased in line with inflation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wogan charity fee defended by BBC |work=BBC |date=4 March 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6417329.stm |access-date= 2 June 2007 }}</ref> Two days before the 2007 event, Wogan waived his fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/terry-wogan-waives-his-9000-fee-for-children-in-need-6648423.html|title=Terry Wogan waives his £9,000 fee for Children in Need|date=15 November 2007|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>


There has been concern about the type of groups receiving funding from Children in Need. Writing in ''[[The Spectator]]'', Ross Clark noted that funding goes towards controversial groups such as Women in Prison, which campaigns against jailing female criminals. Another charity highlighted was the Children's Legal Centre, which provided funding for [[Shabina Begum]] to sue her school as she wanted to wear the [[jilbāb]]. Clark pondered whether donors seeing cancer victims on screen would appreciate "that a slice of their donation would be going into the pockets of [[Cherie Blair]] to help a teenage girl sue her school over her refusal to wear a [[school uniform]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/24th-march-2007/16/read-the-small-print-before-the-next-comic-relief |title=Read the small print before the next Comic Relief |last=Clark |first=Ross |date=24 March 2007 |work=[[The Spectator]] |pages=16 |accessdate=17 December 2013}}</ref>
There has been concern about the type of groups receiving funding from Children in Need. Writing in ''[[The Spectator]]'', Ross Clark noted that funding goes towards controversial groups such as Women in Prison, which campaigns against jailing female criminals. Another charity highlighted was the Children's Legal Centre, which provided funding for [[Shabina Begum]] to sue her school as she wanted to wear the [[jilbāb]]. Clark pondered whether donors seeing cancer victims on screen would appreciate "that a slice of their donation would be going into the pockets of [[Cherie Blair]] to help a teenage girl sue her school over her refusal to wear a [[school uniform]]".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/24th-march-2007/16/read-the-small-print-before-the-next-comic-relief |title=Read the small print before the next Comic Relief |last=Clark |first=Ross |date=24 March 2007 |work=[[The Spectator]] |pages=16 |access-date=17 December 2013}}</ref>


A former BBC governor said that [[Jimmy Savile]] was kept away from Children In Need. Sir Roger Jones who was also chairman of the charity said he had suspicions about Savile a decade before the news of Savile's [[Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal|sexual abuse scandal]] came to public light in 2012. His comments came on the day an inquiry began into whether the BBC's child protection and whistle-blowing policies were acceptable.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-20131031/savile-inquiry-begins-as-children-in-need-ban-is-revealed|title=Savile inquiry begins as Children In Need ban is revealed|date=29 October 2012|work=BBC News|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref>
== See also ==


During November 2024, [[Rosie Millard]] stepped down as Chair of BBC Children in Need after protesting over grants awarded to an LGBT youth charity whose former chief had been involved in a child abuse scandal <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp35652x26yo|title=Children in Need chair resigns over grants to scandal-hit LGBT charity|date=21 November 2024|work=BBC News}}</ref>
* {{Portal-inline|Children in Need}}

== See also ==
*[[ITV Telethon]]
*[[ITV Telethon]]
*[[STV Children's Appeal]]
*[[STV Children's Appeal]]
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Children in Need
Also known asBBC Children in Need
GenreCharity telethon
Created byBBC Studios
Presented by
Narrated byAlan Dedicoat
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locations
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time5 mins – 7 hours
Production companiesBBC Television
BBC Studios Entertainment Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
BBC Two
Release21 November 1980 (1980-11-21) –
present
Related
Comic Relief (1988–present)
Sport Relief (2002–2020)

BBC Children in Need is the BBC's UK charity for disadvantaged children and young people in the UK. Between 1980 and 2023, it has raised over £1 billion for them.[2]

An annual telethon is held in November and televised on BBC One and BBC Two. Pudsey Bear has been BBC Children in Need's mascot since 1985, whilst Sir Terry Wogan was its long-standing host for 35 years. A prominent annual event in British television, Children in Need is one of two high-profile British telethons. It is the only charity belonging to the BBC, the other telethon being Red Nose Day, supporting Comic Relief.

Following the closure of the BBC Television Centre, the telethon broadcasts took place at the BBC Elstree Centre from 2013 to 2020.[3] The telethon previously lasted for up to 7 hours, but since 2020, it has been reduced to a 3-hour programme from 7pm until 10pm.[4] In relation to the event having content designed for family viewing, the watershed is delayed until 11:30pm.

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the telethon was reduced to a singular programme with only four presenters: Mel Giedroyc, Alex Scott, Chris Ramsey and Stephen Mangan.[5] As of November 2021, the annual telethon takes place at Dock10, MediaCityUK in Salford.[6] In October 2023, it was reported that, for the first time in Children in Need history, the BBC's 2023 appeal broadcast would have its first child co-presenter, with children's TV star and upcoming Doctor Who actor Lenny Rush taking on the role.[7]

History

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Earlier BBC appeals

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The BBC's first broadcast charity appeal took place in 1927, in the form of a five-minute radio broadcast on Christmas Day.[8] It raised about £1,342, which was donated to four children's charities.[8]

The first televised appeal took place in 1955 and was called the Children's Hour Christmas Appeal, with the yellow glove puppet Sooty Bear and Harry Corbett fronting it. The Christmas Day Appeals continued on TV and radio until 1979.[8] During that time a total of £625,836 was raised. Terry Wogan first appeared during this five-minute appeal in 1978 and again in 1979.[8] Sometimes cartoon characters such as Peter Pan and Tom and Jerry were used.

BBC Children in Need

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Pudsey Bear raising funds for BBC Children in Need 2009

In 1980, the first Children in Need telethon was broadcast.[9] It was a series of short segments linking the evening's programming instead of the usual continuity. It was devoted to raising money exclusively destined for charities working with children in the United Kingdom. The new format, presented by Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley and Esther Rantzen, saw a dramatic increase in public donations: £1 million was raised that year.

The format was developed throughout the 1980s to the point where the telethon segments grew longer and the regular programming diminished, eventually being dropped altogether from 1984 in favour of a single continuous programme. This format has grown in scope to incorporate further events broadcast on radio and online. As a regular presenter, Wogan had become firmly associated with the annual event, continuing to front it until 2014. The following year, he started to endure ill health, from which he died in 2016.

In 1988, BBC Children in Need became a registered charity (number 802052) in England and Wales, followed by registration in Scotland (SC039557) in 2008. In 2020, it attended a Formula One Race with Mclaren F1 Team to help support Children in Need in Turkey.[citation needed]

Since 2016, the chief executive is Simon Antrobus.

Sponsorships

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Asda has been a part of the Children in Need charity. Other sponsorships include McDonald's, One Stop, Greggs, Enterprise, Welcome Break (which includes WHSmith, Waitrose, Subway, Burger King, Pret a Manger, Starbucks and Harry Ramsden's), and Cineworld additionally joined the Children in Need charity.[10]

Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year Award

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An award called the Sir Terry Wogan Fundraiser of the Year has been presented since 2016 to someone who has gone above and beyond to help raise money for Children in Need. The award was set up by Wogan's family and was presented by Terry's son, Mark, at the 2016 telethon in memory of the late Sir Terry Wogan. Joanna Lumley awarded it to Ellie and Abbie Holloway during the 2017 telethon. In 2021 Michael Ball presented the award to Amy Wright.

Year Winner
2016 Lauchlan Muir
2017 Ellie and Abbie Holloway
2018 Keeley Browse
2019 Austin and Esther Atkins
2020 Brian Pitt
2021 Amy Wright
2022 Aileen Kane

Telethon

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Acts

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The telethon features performances from many top singers and groups, with many celebrities also appearing on the 6+12-hour-long programme performing various activities such as sketches or musical numbers. Featured celebrities often include those from programmes on rival network ITV, including some appearing in-character, or from the sets of their own programmes. A performance by BBC newsreaders became an annual fixture. Stars of newly opened West End musicals regularly perform a number from their show later in the evening after "curtain call" in their respective theatres.

Broadcast

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BBC Television Centre on the night of the 2008 telethon

The BBC devotes the entire night's programming on its flagship channel BBC One to the Children in Need telethon, with the exception of 35 minutes at 10 o'clock while BBC News at Ten, Weather and Regional News airs, and activity continues on BBC Two with special programming, such as Mastermind Children in Need, which is a form of Celebrity Mastermind, with four celebrities answering questions on a chosen subject and on general knowledge.

Before the telethon itself, the BBC has broadcast Children in Need specials including DIY SOS The Big Build, Bargain Hunt, The One Show, in which hosts Matt Baker and Alex Jones did a rickshaw challenge and a celebrity version of Pointless in which Pudsey assists hosts Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman.[11]

Unlike the other BBC charity telethon Comic Relief, Children in Need relies substantially on the BBC regions for input into the telethon night. The BBC English regions all have around 5–8-minute round-ups every hour during the telethon. This does not interrupt the schedule of items shown from BBC Television Centre as the presenters usually hand over to the regions, giving those in the main network studio a short break.

BBC Scotland, BBC Cymru Wales and BBC Northern Ireland, however, opted out of the network schedule with a considerable amount of local fundraising news and activities from their broadcast area. Usually they went over to the network broadcast at various times of the night, and usually they showed some network items later than when the English regions saw them. This was to give the BBC nations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland a much larger slot than the BBC English regions because the "nations" comprise a distinct audience of the BBC. Usually BBC Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland handed back to network coverage from around 1:00 am on the telethon night. For the 2010 appeal this changed, with Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales deciding not to have their usual opt-outs and instead following the English regions' pattern of having updates every hour.

Children in Need Choir

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Since 2011, one of the acts is a choir where over 1000 children come together in the studio and in around 8-10 locations across the UK and sing one song live in unison from the various locations.

Overview

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No. Broadcast date Broadcast total Total raised Main presenter Co-presenters BBC One rating
(millions)
1 21 November 1980 £1,200,000 Sir Terry Wogan Sue Lawley
Esther Rantzen
2 20 November 1981 £508,625 £1,008,697 Esther Rantzen
3 26 November 1982 £603,440 £1,050,000 Gloria Hunniford
Fran Morrison
4 25 November 1983 £839,429 £1,158,737
5 23 November 1984 £1,459,283 £2,264,398[12] Sue Cook
Joanna Lumley
6 22 November 1985 £2,431,085 £4,476,780[12] Sue Cook
John Craven
Joanna Lumley
7 21 November 1986 £5,264,655 £8,687,607[12] Sue Cook
Joanna Lumley
8 27 November 1987 £8,735,657 £13,916,326[12] Sue Cook
9 18 November 1988 £13,099,246 £17,563,458[13] Sue Cook
Joanna Lumley
10 17 November 1989 £17,213,664 £21,671,931 Sue Cook
11 23 November 1990 £17,547,227 £20,921,929 Sue Cook
Dave Benson Phillips
12 22 November 1991 £17,182,724 £20,819,508 Sue Cook
Andi Peters
13 20 November 1992 £11,549,490 £16,700,000
14 26 November 1993 £12,386,866 £17,300,000
15 25 November 1994 £12,012,524
16 24 November 1995 £11,843,385 Sue Cook
Gaby Roslin
17 22 November 1996 £11,847,168[14] £18,700,000[14][15] Gaby Roslin
18 21 November 1997 £12,034,235[16] £20,900,000[17]
19 20 November 1998 £11,380,888[18] £17,900,000
20 26 November 1999 £11,639,053[19] £16,700,000 6.61
21 17 November 2000 £12,244,764[20] £20,000,000 6.8[21]
22 16 November 2001 £12,895,853[22] £25,900,000[23] 7.12
23 15 November 2002 £13,501,375[24] £26,200,000[25] 7.56
24 21 November 2003 £15,305,212[26] £31,400,000[27] 10.49
25 19 November 2004 £17,156,175[28] £34,200,000[29] 8.48
26 18 November 2005 £17,235,256[30] £33,200,000[31] Fearne Cotton
Natasha Kaplinsky
Matt Allwright[a]
9.07
27 17 November 2006 £18,300,392[32] £33,600,000[33] Fearne Cotton
Natasha Kaplinsky
Chris Moyles[a]
7.72
28 16 November 2007 £19,089,771[34] £37,500,000[35] Fearne Cotton 9.56
29 14 November 2008 £20,991,216[36] £38,500,000[37] Fearne Cotton
Tess Daly
Alesha Dixon[a]
9.83
30 20 November 2009 £20,309,747[38] £40,200,000[38] Tess Daly
Alesha Dixon
Peter Andre[a]
10.08
31 19 November 2010 £18,098,199[39] £36,600,000[39] Fearne Cotton
Tess Daly
Peter Andre[a]
9.36
32 18 November 2011 £26,332,334[40] £46,100,000[41] Fearne Cotton
Tess Daly
Alesha Dixon
10.01
33 16 November 2012 £26,757,446[40][42] £43,300,000[43] Fearne Cotton
Tess Daly
Nick Grimshaw
8.22
34 15 November 2013 £31,124,896[44] £49,600,000[43] Fearne Cotton
Tess Daly
Nick Grimshaw
Zoe Ball
Shane Richie[a]
9.99
35 14 November 2014 £32,620,469[45] £49,100,000[46] Fearne Cotton
Tess Daly
Nick Grimshaw
Rochelle Humes
Shane Richie[a]
8.54
36 13 November 2015 £37,100,687[47] £55,000,000[48] Dermot O'Leary 7.95
37 18 November 2016 £46,624,259 £60,000,000[49] Tess Daly Rochelle Humes
Greg James
Graham Norton
Ade Adepitan
Marvin Humes
Russell Kane
6.60
38 17 November 2017 £50,168,562 £60,750,000[50] Rochelle Humes
Graham Norton
Ade Adepitan
Marvin Humes
Mel Giedroyc
Matt Edmondson[51]
7.12
39 16 November 2018 £50,595,053 £62,072,000[52] Graham Norton
Mel Giedroyc
Rochelle Humes
Marvin Humes
Ade Adepitan
Rob Beckett
6.44
40 15 November 2019 £47,886,382 £57,346,000[52] Graham Norton
Mel Giedroyc
Rochelle Humes
Marvin Humes
Ade Adepitan
Tom Allen
6.13
41 13 November 2020 £37,032,789 £63,443,000[53] Mel Giedroyc Alex Scott
Chris Ramsey
Stephen Mangan[54]
5.12
42 19 November 2021 £39,389,048 £50,991,355 [55] Ade Adepitan
Graham Norton
Chris Ramsey
Alex Scott
4.56
43 18 November 2022 £35,273,167 £43,400,000[56] Ade Adepitan
Jason Manford
Chris Ramsey
Alex Scott
3.96
44 17 November 2023 £33,513,325 £46,200,000[56] Ade Adepitan
Jason Manford
Chris Ramsey
Alex Scott
Lenny Rush
3.77
45 15 November 2024 £39,210,850 TBA Ade Adepitan
Vernon Kay
Chris Ramsey
Rochelle Humes
Lenny Rush
3.88[57]
46 14 November 2025 TBA Ashley Banjo Graham Norton
Ruth Jones
Rosie Ramsey
Mark Chapman
Alan Carr
Annabelle Davis
TBA
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Outside broadcast presenter.

Children in Need Rocks

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Year Date Broadcast date Location Organised by Presenters BBC One rating (millions)
2009 12 November 2009 19 November 2009 Royal Albert Hall Gary Barlow Chris Moyles
Fearne Cotton
Sir Terry Wogan
6.50
2011 17 November 2011 Manchester Arena Chris Moyles
Fearne Cotton
David Tennant
4.50
2013 12–13 November 2013 14 November 2013 Hammersmith Apollo Fearne Cotton
Chris Evans
4.41
2015 8 October 2015 12 November 2015 The SSE Arena, Wembley BBC Studios Sir Tom Jones
Rob Brydon
TBC
2016 1 November 2016 14 November 2016 Royal Albert Hall BBC Studios Fearne Cotton
Greg James
2017 19 October 2017 13 November 2017 The SSE Arena, Wembley Fearne Cotton
Sara Cox
Roman Kemp (backstage)
2018 7 November 2018[58] 15 November 2018 Fearne Cotton
Clara Amfo

Pudsey Bear

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The original logo, used from 1980 to 1984
The very first Pudsey bear and logo, used in 1985

The mascot fronting the Children in Need appeal is called Pudsey Bear. He was created and named in 1985 by BBC graphic designer Joanna Lane, who worked in the BBC's design department. Asked to revamp the logo, with a brief to improve the charity's image, Lane said "It was like a lightbulb moment for me. We were bouncing ideas off each other and I latched on to this idea of a teddy bear. I immediately realised there was a huge potential for a mascot beyond the 2D logo".[59] The bear was named after her hometown of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, where her grandfather was mayor.[59]

A reproduction of the bear mascot (made of vegetation) is in Pudsey park, near the town centre.[60] Originally introduced for the 1985 appeal, Pudsey Bear was created as a triangular shaped logo, depicting a yellow-orange teddy bear with a red bandana tied over one eye. The bandana had a pattern of small black triangles. The mouth of the bear depicted a sad expression. The lettering "BBC" appeared as 3 circular black buttons running vertically down the front of the bear, one capital letter on each, in white. Perpendicular to the buttons, the words "children-in-need" appeared in all lower case letters along the base of the triangular outline. Accessibility for young readers, and people with disabilities including speech and reading challenges, were factors weighed by the designer Joanna Ball, specifically the "P" sound in "Pudsey" name, and the choice of all lower case sans serif letters for the logotype.

The second Pudsey bear and logo, used from 1986 to 2006

The original design was adapted for various applications for use in the 1985 appeal, both 2D graphics and three-dimensional objects. Items using the original 1985 design included a filmed opening title sequence, using cartoon cell animation, a postage stamp, and a prototype soft toy, commissioned from a film and TV prop maker (citation). The original prototype soft toy was orange and reflected the design of the logo, which was then adapted for approximately 12 identical bears, one for each regional BBC Television Studio. These bears were numbered and tagged with the official logo and auctioned off as part of the appeal. The number 1 Pudsey Bear was allocated to the Leeds region. Joanna Lumley appeared with one of the soft toys during the opening of Blackpool Illuminations and named Pudsey Bear the official mascot of the BBC Children in Need appeal.

In 1986, the logo was redesigned. Whilst retaining the concept of a teddy bear with a bandana over one eye, all other elements were changed. Specifically, the triangular elements of the underlying design were abandoned, and the corporate identity colour scheme was changed. The new bandana design was white with red spots, one of the buttons was removed and the logotype now appeared as building blocks, which spelled out "BBC CHILDREN IN NEED" in capital letters. Pudsey now had a smiling expression on his face rather than a sad one in the previous logo.

Third Pudsey bear and the previous Children in Need logo, used from 2007 to 2021

In 2007, Pudsey and the logo were redesigned again. This time, Pudsey's bandana had multicoloured spots, and all of the buttons were removed. By 2009, Pudsey had been joined by another bear, a brown female bear named "Blush". She had a spotty bow with the pattern similar to Pudsey's bandana pattern. In 2013, Moshi Monsters introduced Pudsey as an in-game item for 100 Rox.

The Children in Need 2015 campaign on 13 November 2015 marked the thirtieth birthday of Pudsey Bear, who has been the charity's mascot since 1985.

In 2022, as part of the corporate BBC rebrand, the logo was completely redesigned. The phrase "CHILDREN IN NEED" in capital letters appeared in a modified rounded version of BBC Reith Sans Bold, and Pudsey Bear was removed as part of the logo. Despite this, Pudsey Bear remained in use as a mascot and was also given a redesign which involved making the multicoloured spots on his bandana larger and adding multicoloured spots onto the soles of his now white feet.[61]

Official singles

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Year Artist(s) Song(s) UK Singles Chart
1980–1984 None Applicable
1985 Clannad "Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)" 80
1986 The County Line "Heroes" DNC[62]
Ray Moore "O' My Father Had A Rabbit"[63] 24
1987 "Bog Eyed Jog"[64] 61
1988 Spirit of Play with Paul McCartney "Children in Need" 72
1989 BBC Children in Need Choir "If You Want To Help" 78
Bruno Brookes and Liz Kershaw featuring Jive Bunny and Londonbeat "It Takes Two"[65] 53
1990 Bruno and Liz and the Radio 1 DJ Possee "Let's Dance"[65] 54
1991–1994 None Applicable
1995 Patsy Palmer and Sid Owen "You Better Believe It (Children in Need)" 60
1996 Red Hill Children "When Children Rule The World" 40
1997 Lou Reed and Various Artists "Perfect Day" 1
1998 Denise van Outen and Johnny Vaughan featuring Steps "Especially for You" 3
1999 Martine McCutcheon "Love Me"/"Talking in Your Sleep" 6
2000 S Club 7 "Never Had a Dream Come True" 1
2001 "Have You Ever" 1
2002 Will Young "Don't Let Me Down" / "You and I" 2
2003 Shane Richie "I'm Your Man" 2
2004 Girls Aloud "I'll Stand by You" 1
2005 Liberty X "A Night to Remember" 6
2006 Emma Bunton "Downtown" 3
2007 Spice Girls "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" 11
2008 McFly "Do Ya/Stay with Me"[66] 18
2009 Peter Kay's Animated All Star Band "The Official BBC Children in Need Medley"[67] 1
2010 JLS "Love You More" 1
2011 The Collective1[68] "Teardrop" 24
2012 Girls Aloud "Something New"[69] 2
2013 Ellie Goulding "How Long Will I Love You"[70] 3
2014 Gareth Malone's All Star Choir2 "Wake Me Up"[71] 1
2015 Jess Glynne "Take Me Home"[72][73] 6
2016 Craig David "All We Needed"[74] 42
2017 Katie Melua "Fields of Gold"[75] 29
2018 Jamie Cullum "Love Is In The Picture"[76] DNC
2019 Jodie Whittaker "Yellow"[77] DNC
2020 BBC Radio 2 Allstars3 "Stop Crying Your Heart Out"[78] 7
2021 Niall Horan and Anne-Marie "Everywhere"[79] 23
2022–2023 None Applicable
2024 Girls Aloud "I'll Stand by You" (Sarah's Version)[80] DNC

Notes:

^1 The Collective includes Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, Wretch 32, Ed Sheeran, Ms. Dynamite, Chipmunk, Mz Bratt, Dot Rotten, Labrinth, Rizzle Kicks and Tinchy Stryder.
^2 The All Star Choir includes Linda Robson, Jo Brand, Mel Giedroyc, Larry Lamb, Craig Revel Horwood, Alison Steadman, Alice Levine, John Craven, Fabrice Muamba, Margaret Alphonsi, Radzi Chinyanganya and Nitin Ganatra
^3 BBC Radio 2's Allstars consists of Bryan Adams, Izzy Bizu, Cher, Clean Bandit, Melanie C, Jamie Cullum, Ella Eyre, Paloma Faith, Rebecca Ferguson, Jess Glynne, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Lenny Kravitz, KSI, Lauv, Ava Max, Kylie Minogue, James Morrison, Gregory Porter, Nile Rodgers, Jack Savoretti, Jay Sean, Anoushka Shankar, Robbie Williams and Yola

Criticism

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In November 2006, Intelligent Giving published an article about Children in Need, which attracted wide attention across the British media. The article, titled "Four things wrong with Pudsey", described donations to Children in Need as a "lazy and inefficient way of giving" and pointed out that, as a grant-giving charity, Children in Need would use donations to pay two sets of administration costs. It also described the quality of some of its public reporting as "shambolic".[81]

In 2007, it was reported that presenter Terry Wogan had been receiving an annual honorarium since 1980 (amounting to £9,065 in 2005). This made him the only celebrity paid for his participation in Children in Need. According to Wogan's account, he would "quite happily do it for nothing" and had "never asked for a fee". The BBC stated that the amount, which was paid from BBC resources rather than from the Children in Need charity fund, had "never been negotiated", having instead increased in line with inflation.[82] Two days before the 2007 event, Wogan waived his fee.[83]

There has been concern about the type of groups receiving funding from Children in Need. Writing in The Spectator, Ross Clark noted that funding goes towards controversial groups such as Women in Prison, which campaigns against jailing female criminals. Another charity highlighted was the Children's Legal Centre, which provided funding for Shabina Begum to sue her school as she wanted to wear the jilbāb. Clark pondered whether donors seeing cancer victims on screen would appreciate "that a slice of their donation would be going into the pockets of Cherie Blair to help a teenage girl sue her school over her refusal to wear a school uniform".[84]

A former BBC governor said that Jimmy Savile was kept away from Children In Need. Sir Roger Jones who was also chairman of the charity said he had suspicions about Savile a decade before the news of Savile's sexual abuse scandal came to public light in 2012. His comments came on the day an inquiry began into whether the BBC's child protection and whistle-blowing policies were acceptable.[85]

During November 2024, Rosie Millard stepped down as Chair of BBC Children in Need after protesting over grants awarded to an LGBT youth charity whose former chief had been involved in a child abuse scandal [86]

See also

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